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disconnect
[
dis-k
uh
-
nekt
]
Origin
dis·con·nect
/
ˌdɪs
kəˈnɛkt
/
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[
dis-k
uh
-
nekt
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between; detach:
They disconnected the telephone. We were disconnected.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sever or terminate a connection, as of a telephone; hang up:
State your business and disconnect.
3.
to withdraw into one's private world:
When social pressures become too great, she simply disconnects.
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noun
4.
an act or instance of disconnecting, especially the suspension of telephone or cable TV service for nonpayment of service charges.
Origin:
1760–70;
dis-
1
+
connect
Related forms
dis·con·nect·er,
noun
dis·con·nec·tive,
adjective
dis·con·nec·tive·ness,
noun
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disconnect
(ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to undo or break the connection of or between (something, such as a plug and a socket)
—
n
2.
a lack of a connection; disconnection:
a disconnect between political discourse and the public
discon'necter
—
n
discon'nection
—
n
discon'nexion
—
n
discon'nective
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
disconnect
1770, from
dis-
+
connect
. Related: Disconnected.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
disconnect definition
SCSI reconnect
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
http://foldoc.org
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